Window-blind hinge.



8. s. & B. F. TAYLdn.

WINDOW BLIND HINGE.

(Application filed Mar. 15, 1900.)

Patented Oct. 2, I900.

Inventors "5 77: 411 at \S- Tay/ Attorney.)

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN S. TAYLOR AND BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR, OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND.

WINDOW-BLIND HINGE.

SPEGlFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,042, dated October 2, 1900.

Application filed March 16. 1900. Serial No. 8,774. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN S. TAYLOR and BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR, of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Blind Hinges; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Thisinvention relates to the class of hinges; and it consists in improvements in hinges for window-blinds.

It is fully explained and illustrated in this specification and the accom panying drawings.

Figure 1 shows the hinge in elevation with a part of the blind to which the hinge is attached and a part of the window-frame. Fig. 2 is a top view of that part of the hinge that is fastened to the blind. Fig. 3 is a top view of that part of the hinge which is attached to the window-frame. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the guard-pin. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the socket and the pintle with the guard-pin in the groove.

The object of this invention is to provide a hinge that will prevent the blind from being thrown off of the hinge by the wind when the blind is in position for the wind to have the greatest effect upon it and also to prevent the blind from being inadvertently lifted off its hinges in opening and closing it, as is not unfrequently done.

The construction of the two parts of the hinge is as follows: That part of the hinge fastened to the blind N consists of a plate A, having holes for screws n and a socket 5 formed on one end to receive the pintle O, on which it swings. A groove 4) is formed in one side of the socket, that extends therethrough and forms a channel on one side of the tube of the socket. (See Fig. 2.) The other part of the hinge is made in the usual shape, with a horizontal bar B, pointed at one end, so that it can readily be driven into the window-frame F, and having an upright pintle C on its outer end that fits easily into the socket s on the other part of the hinge. A small brace-bar b extends down to the window-frame to help support the weight of the blind. A pin or projection a is put on one side of the upper end of the pintle O, of a proper size to slide in the groove o, when the socket s is put on the pintle in hanging the blind. It will readily be seen that when the blind is put in any position on the hinge excepting that in which the projection a is over the groove 4; the projection a, will prevent the blind from being lifted off of the hinge. It is found that when the blind is open square from the building the first eifect of a high wind is to turn it toward the window or back against the building before raising it 01f of the hinges, and in either of these positions the projections to will prevent it from being raised. For still further protection in places having an unusual exposure to the wind a pin J is provided. (Shown in Fig. 4.) This pin J is made of the proper size to go easily in the groove o when the pintle O is in the socket and is provided with a thin flat head I), that when the pin is in place rests on the top and bridges over the entrance to the groove, (see Fig. 5,) so that the blind cannot be thrown off its hinges inany posit-ion.

Having thus described our improvements, we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a window-blind hinge the combination of a member having a pintle with a pin or 

